The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-08
that the appropriation be made with
% little delay a. possible.
---.-- A CHANGE or C0NeULS.


--A CHANGE OF oossULs.
The Treasury Department lie in
formed that the commission OF Mr..
Theodore Lsmmen Meyer, rs Consul
General Of the Re 5ubiic OF Costa Rica
for the State cf California, has heen
cancelled, and that Mr.. Ricardo Villa
franca has been appointed in his
stead.
THE PROCEEDINGS oP THE LUNACY CASE
AGAINST MRS. EMhoSs
The lunaCy proceedings Instituted
by Prof. Enmons sgiDst Welths A.
Emmons, his wife, were continued in
the old Circuit Courtroom today.
There was such pressure for admit
lance that the deputy marshal was
Obliged to close the door at an early
hour and refuse entrance Ia all who
were not in some way connected with
the case. The examination OF Mrs.
De Cormis, who was MIs. Emmons's
travelling companion during her recent
trip TO Europe, was c!udcd with
out elicitiug anything oil particular
importance beyond a detailed recital
Of Mrs. Emmons's eccentricities. The
next witness was d.. Waiter Kemp
ster, who testified that he he'd made q
special study OF nervous diseases and
insanity. He first mat Mrs. Emmous
December "a, 1885, through card
from DR.. Marion sims, Of New York,
and had an interview If two hours
With her She was then quiet and
ladylike, but was inCoheTent in her
speech. He asked ber great many
questions, but her answers were wan
dering aud often irrevelant. When
she began TO manifest rest e sness he
sugRes ed that they were firing her,
and took bis leave. On the following
day he called sgain. She had set up
Christmas tree trimmed with all
sorts of rubbish, spch as old shoes, q
brt ken thermometer, the inner springs
of an opera hat, etc. These trim
mingl she explained. The Their
Inometer, che eaid, represented
disjointed affection, ['Diej3inted I'D
dlesicks," irtsTposed Mr5. Emmons,
audibly,l Witness continued his vis-
It's up to March 20, 1886, and found
thai Mrs. Emmons had a number of
delus'ons. Once told him that
che was very Sdsp Ions. He made
some remark with regard TO her lone
linees, when she declared that she
vas not sffaid, because she had dag
ger which when warn WIS deadly, but
when cod inert. This dagger she
showed him, and it proved to be a
shawl pin, Sac said che had accident
ally pIicked her cheek with this Jag
ger, aud knowing that II was poison
che took onions and milk as an anti
dote, aud recommended the same 10
him. 80.
THE MEXICAN TREATY CARRIED.
In theseeret session Of the Senate 10.
day the Mexican reciprocity treaty,
which has long been waiting the action
OF The House Of Representatives, nee
esssry to carry its provisions into ef.
Fec, was brought up on proposition
ffom the Committee on Foreign Ma
tons to extend the time within which
the required action might be taken
The proposition gave rise to debate
of an hour upon the subject of reel.
procity treaties in gene al, and to some
extent the question of tariff reform
became iuvo!ved ia the talk. The
proposition, which was Of tie nature
OF protocol, extending the tins in
which Congressional action must be
taken to May, 1888, was brought to a
vote and carried. This Is the second
extension Of time in connection with
this treaty.
TUE RIVER AND HARBoR COMMITTEE.
The House Committee on Rivers
and Haboys today took up the river
and harbor appropriation bill and
made few changes Ia the original
draft. The appropriation for tne i'm
provemeat If the Tennessee river at
Big Mu5sel SlosiS waa also made ap-
plicable to Gilbert Shoals, as lis spprO.
priation for the improvems MT OF the
Wabash river was increaed from $685.
900 to 1927 500, the increase TO be used
in tue improvement above Vncenpes;
the Missouri River Commission was
authorized to expeDd 5000 of the APP
preparation Of $250,C00 in the inn
provement OF the Missouri river in
front of St. Joseph, If regarded a.
necessary; and the appropriation for
the Missjuli river from Sioux City to
Fort Benson was increased from $685.
600 to $4,000.